US two-year yields, which are more sensitive to monetary policy, spiked after the remarks and traders dialed back bets on a December rate reduction to below 60% — from 80% in the previous day.
US stocks slid on Thursday as the post-election rally stalled further and investors assessed remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who said in a speech that the central bank does not need ...
But the pace of rate cuts "is not preset," Powell said at a Dallas Fed event, adding that "the economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates. The strength we are ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said the central bank does not need to be "in a hurry" to lower interest rates due to the economy’s strength, and that the Fed would be "watching carefully" to make ...